ToxCard: Crotalid Envenomation Part 2 – CroFab vs. AnaVip: What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between CroFab and AnaVip?
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Medical Malpractice Insights: Failure to detect child abuse results in $45 million verdict
This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights covers a tough case of missed child abuse.
EM@3AM: Oropharyngeal Candidiasis
A 32-year-old male with HIV presents to the ED for loss of taste. He noticed white plaques on his tongue. Although painless, the plaque is associated with a cotton sensation and a dull sense of taste. The patient reports being compliant with his medications and denies other symptoms. His tongue is covered in white curd-like plaques that are easily removed with scraping, leaving behind an erythematous base. The posterior oropharynx is without abnormality. What is the diagnosis?
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52 in 52 – #42: The “FABLED” Trial
52 in 52 looks at blood culture sensitivity after administration of antibiotics in the FABLED trial.
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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 84: Capnography
The emDOCs Podcast returns with capnography. We cover confirming ETT placement, cardiac arrest, procedural sedation, and some more controversial uses in today’s podcast.
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
This week Journal Feed covers antibiotic duration for pediatric UTI, opioids for back pain, and treatment of intermediate risk PE.
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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial
The 52 in 52 series covers early norepinephrine in patients with suspected infection and hypotension with the CENSER trial.
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ToxCard: Crotalid Envenomation Part 1: Management of the Crotalid Envenomation
What do you need to know about managing crotalid envenomation?
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EM@3AM: Flexor Tendon Laceration
A 41-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with a deep hand laceration. The patient states they were cutting an avocado when the knife pierced through and punctured his hand. He presented to the emergency department because he is having numbness distal to the site of injury, as well as constant bleeding and some difficulty with flexing his finger.
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52 in 52 – #40: DIRECT MT – Endovascular Thrombectomy with or without Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Stroke
The 52 in 52 series covers the DIRECT MT trial: thrombectomy alone or thrombectomy plus alteplase for LVO within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.